1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 79 85 Land in farms ..................acres.. 235 826 202 363 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 985 2 381 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 694 213 455 800 Average per acre .........dollars.. 233 191 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 671 81 250 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 10 5 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 66 78 acres.. (D) (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 59 73 acres.. 21 410 27 566 Irrigated land .................farms.. 62 74 acres.. 23 917 28 606 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 198 8 603 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 774 101 210 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 869 4 099 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 329 4 504 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 10 6 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 3 3 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 5 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 5 8 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 28 $100,000 or more .................... 27 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 656 6 967 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 251 81 971 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 79 85 $1,000.. 1 542 1 635 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 522 19 239 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 66 70 Other ............................... 13 15 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 37 40 200 days or more ................... 8 8 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 42 55 number.. 14 940 15 337 Beef cows ..................farms.. 37 50 number.. 8 738 9 146 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 11 number.. 10 26 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 38 56 number.. 6 812 8 436 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 14 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 13 number.. 95 314 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 1 acres.. 1 015 (D) bushels.. 66 695 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 3 1 acres.. 90 (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 58 70 acres.. 20 542 26 136 tons, dry.. 74 054 75 326 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .